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Location | Off Fort Eustis in the James River, northwest of Newport News, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°8′11.46″N 76°38′12.48″W / 37.1365167°N 76.6368000°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1855 |
Foundation | wood-pile |
Construction | cast-iron/wood |
Height | 27 feet (8.2 m) |
Shape | hexagonal house |
Light | |
First lit | 1855 |
Deactivated | 1936 |
Lens | sixth-order Fresnel lens |
Characteristic | fixed white |
The Deepwater Shoals Light was a lighthouse located in the James River upstream from Newport News, Virginia.